Variables that affect the Lisp Reader (ANSI and GNU Common Lisp Document)

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#### 2.1.2 Variables that affect the Lisp Reader

The Lisp reader is influenced not only by the current readtable, but also by various dynamic variables. Figure 2–2 lists the variables that influence the behavior of the Lisp reader.

      *package*    *read-default-float-format*  *readtable*
      *read-base*  *read-suppress*

      Figure 2–2: Variables that influence the Lisp reader.